Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmumajes’

ABSTRACT

A  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmumajes’ characterized by its small sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 23-27 (week 39); blooming for a period of 4 weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmumajes’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofChrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifoliumRamat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmumajes’. ‘Zanmumajes’ is a product ofa breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums)which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double typeinflorescence, a natural season flowering date around week 39, bloomingfor a period of 5 weeks. ‘Zanmumajes’ is a seedling resulting from across of the female parent id 28184 (not patented) with the male parentid 26513 (not patented). Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmumajes’ differfrom its parent in inflorescence color; the inflorescences of theseedling are purple with a dark center, while they are two-tone pink inthe female parent and dark pink in the male parent.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a floweringplant by Henricus Cornelius Maria Jacobs on a cultivated field inRijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2005. The first act of asexual productionof ‘Zanmumajes’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from theinitial selection in 2005 were propagated further in a controlledenvironment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. In summer, about 6-8 daysare needed to initiate roots in cuttings of the new cultivar, afteranother 5 days rooted plants are formed. The new cultivar has been foundto retain its distinctive characteristics through successivepropagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum (ofabout 18 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants, in theperiod of 17 to 24 weeks of age, grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, TheNetherlands, under natural day length and temperature and planted inweek 23 in 2013 (with a warm summer), receiving drip irrigation. Thenatural blooming date of this crop was September 23-27 (week 39). Theaverage height of the plants was 40 cm. No growth retardants were used.No tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. Notests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety producessmall sized blooms with purple ray florets blooming for a period of 5weeks. From the cultivars known to the inventor the most similarexisting cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmumajes’ is ‘Venus’ (U.S. PlantPat. No. 14,378). When ‘Venus’ and ‘Zanmumajes’ are being compared thefollowing differences are noticed (1). Inflorescence size. And (2).Natural season flower date. (1). Inflorescences of ‘Venus’ are largerthan those of ‘Zanmumajes’. (2). Plants of ‘Venus’ flower earlier in theseason than those of ‘Zanmumajes’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmumajes’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.‘Zanmumajes’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 3 mm, height 3 mm Shape:Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191A PhyllariesNumber: 18, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: Acute Base:Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green 137C Lower side:Yellow-green 144C Length and width: 3 mm; 1.5 mm Texture: PubescentInflorescences Type: Double Height: 1 cm Diameter: 3 cm Peduncle length:5.5-6.5cm Peduncle color: Green 143C Peduncle diameter: 1.5 mm Peduncletexture: Pubescent Peduncle strength: Weak Number per branch: About 7-8inflorescences Duration of flowering: 4 weeks Seeds: Produced in smallquantities, ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5 mm;texture: rough with ribs Fragrance: Faint chrysanthemum odor Colorinflorescences Center of inflorescence: Immature stage: Greyed-purple187B; Mature stage: Greyed-purple 187B Color of upper side of rayflorets: Purple N77B Color of lower side of ray florets: Greyed Purple186C Tonality from distance: A garden mum with small decorative purpleblooms and a dark center Color of ray florets after aging Greyed-purple186C of the plant: Ray florets Type: Ligulate Texture: Upper and lowerside smooth Number: 90-100 Shape: elliptic Apex: pointed Base: attenuateCross-section: flat Longitudinal axis: straight Length of corolla tube:2 mm Diameter corolla tube: 0.8-1 mm Ray floret margin: Entire Rayfloret length: 1-1.5 cm Ray floret width: 2-4 mm Ratio length/width:Medium Disc florets Absent Receptacle Color: Yellow-green 145D Shape:Domed raised Height: 3 mm Diameter: 2 mm Reproductive Organs Androecium:absent Pollen: absent Gynoecium: Present on ray florets Style color:Yellow-green 154C Style length: 4 mm Stigma color: Yellow 7A Stigmawidth: 1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx; color: Yellow-green 149D PlantType: Bushy Growth habit: Spherical shape Growth rate: Medium/LowHeight: 40 cm Width: 50 cm Stem color: Greyed-brown 199A Stem strength:weak Stem brittleness: brittle Stem anthocyanin coloration: absentInternode length: 2-3 cm Length of lateral branch: From top to bottom20-22 cm Lateral branch color: Green 138B Lateral branch, attachment:Weak Lateral branch diameter: 2 mm Lateral branch texture: Pubescentwith ribs Branching (average number of Dense with 9 breaks afterpinching lateral branches): Natural season blooming date: September23-27 (week 39) in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. Roots - habits: Fine,freely branching Roots - color: White 155D Foliage Glossiness: Leafupper side: very weak Leaf lower side: very weak Leaf color: Upper side:Green 138A Lower side: Green 139C Color midvein: Upper side:Yellow-green 147D Lower side: Yellow-green 148D Size: Small; length2.5-4.5 cm, width 1.2-2.4 cm Quantity (number per lateral 20-22branches): Shape: Elliptic Texture upper side: Sparsely pubescentTexture under side: Pubescent Venation arrangement: Palmate Shape ofmargin: Serrated Shape of base of sinus between Rounded lateral lobes:Margin of sinus between lateral Diverging lobes: Shape of base: Acute totruncate Apex: Mucronulate Petiole attitude: Moderately upwards Petiolelength: 0.2-0.5 cm Petiole diameter: 1.5 mm Petiole color: Yellow-green147D Stipule: Very small, about 8 mm.

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety, when grown underidentical conditions ‘Zanmumajes’ ‘Venus’ Inflorescence size 3 cm 5-5.5cm Natural season flower date week 35 week 39

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmumajes’ asdescribed and illustrated.